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Infrared and Laser Engineering

Effect of pump beam ellipticity on Rb polarization

王明才 Wang Mingcai, 汪之国 Wang Zhiguo, 杨开勇 Yang Kaiyong, 陈运达 CHEN Yun-da

Published Jan 1, 2018• 1 citation
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10.3788/irla201847.0917001

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